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Bee Gees - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart Chords

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ChordsC, Cmaj7, G7, E7, Am, D7, Dm, F
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

CIcanthinkofyoungerdaysCmaj7whenlivingformylife
G7WaseverythingamanCcouldwanttodo
E7Icouldneversee AmtomorrowbutD7Iwasnevertold
G7AbouttheG7sorrow
AndCmaj7howcanyoumendabrokenheart
DmHowcanyoustoptherainfromfallingdown
FHowcanyouG7stopFthesunfromG7shining
DmWhatmakestheG7worldgoCround
Cmaj7Howcanyoumendthisbrokenman
DmHowcanalosereverwin
PleaseFhelpmeG7mendmyFbrokenG7heart
DmAndletmeG7live Cagain
CIcanstillfeelthebreezeCmaj7thatrustlesthroughthetrees
DmAndmistymemoriesofCdaysgoneby
E7Wecouldneversee AmtomorrowD7noonesaidaword
G7AbouttheG7sorrow
AndCmaj7howcanyoumendabrokenheart
DmHowcanyoustoptherainfromfallingdown
FHowcanyouG7stopFthesunfromG7shining
DmWhatmakestheG7worldgoCround
AndCmaj7howcanyoumendthisbrokenman
DmHowcanalosereverwin
PleaseFhelpmeG7mendmyFbrokenG7heart
DmAndletmeG7live Cagain
Cmaj7NanananaetcDmNanananaetc
PleaseFhelpmeG7mendmyFbrokenG7heart
DmAndletmeG7live CagainDadadadada
CDadadadaDadadadadaCmaj7da
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ArtistBee Gees
AlbumTrafalgar
GenresRock
Year1971
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play How Can You Mend A Broken Heart on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Bee Gees - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart on guitar requires 8 chords and 12 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

How Can You Mend A Broken Heart uses these transitions most often: F → G7 (10), C → Cmaj7 (6), and Cmaj7 → Dm (6). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - Cmaj7 chord transition.

1. C → Cmaj7 chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-3-2-0-0-0Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram

To move from C to Cmaj7:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

C to Cmaj7

2. Cmaj7 → G7 chord transition

Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-3-2-0-0-0Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from Cmaj7 to G7:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse.

Cmaj7 to G7

3. G7 → C chord transition

Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

Switching from G7 to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

G7 to C

4. C → E7 chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from C to E7:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

C to E7

5. E7 → Am chord transition

To move from E7 to Am:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

6. Am → D7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to D7:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

7. D7 → G7 chord transition

Here's how to move from D7 to G7:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

8. Cmaj7 → Dm chord transition

Here's how to move from Cmaj7 to Dm:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

9. Dm → F chord transition

Switching from Dm to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.

10. F → G7 chord transition

Switching from F to G7:

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 10 times.

11. G7 → Dm chord transition

Here's how to move from G7 to Dm:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.

12. Dm → C chord transition

Switching from Dm to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

How Can You Mend A Broken Heart chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in How Can You Mend A Broken Heart.

  • How Can You Mend A Broken Heart includes 60 chord transitions, 12 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • How Can You Mend A Broken Heart contains 3 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how How Can You Mend A Broken Heart connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (69%), C7 (5%), and F (5%).
    • G7 → C: 69%
    • G7 → F: 5%
    After Dm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
    • Dm → C: 18%
    • Dm → F: 14%
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